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I would be very cautious about going on a forum called Hacker News to ask strangers for a URL where I put in my credit card number. Or anywhere else, really.

by 34679 6y ago

giantg2 6y ago
Not sure why this is downvoted. I think it's a legitimate point to raise about being cautious. I would actually trust people in this site more than many others. I would still do some due diligence though.
- gruez 6y ago
  > Not sure why this is downvoted. I think it's a legitimate point to raise about being cautious. Not really, because anyone that has been using the site for a while would know that "hacker" isn't "hacking" in the "break into computers and do bad stuff" kind, but the "hackathon" kind.
  - giantg2 6y ago
    The comment did say that prudence would be warranted regardless of the site (their last sentence). It would also be reasonable, albeit somewhat presumptuous, to assume that there are a number of black hat "hackers" on a site that shares a camaraderie around the hacking spirit and shares many security related stories/vulnerabilities. I think your statement is also somewhat presumptuous. Sure there are software devs with a hackathon mindset. But what about the white hat hackers or technology managers who are not devs?
  - 34679 6y ago
    Thus, "Or anywhere else, really."
  - ntnlabs 6y ago
    Being a "hackathon hacker" doesn't mean one is not a "hacking hacker" ;)
- pdevr 6y ago
  I agree partially. As gruez said, the term "hacker" being used in that sense will irk true hackers. I do see the humor though - even though the situation is not similar, it made me think of the website http://ismycreditcardstolen.com/ http://ismycreditcardstolen.com/ - we used to share it around as a joke :-)
  - giantg2 6y ago
    Yeah, I suppose the title of hacker is really something that is required to be given by others in that group, similar to how a callsign is recieved. I guess I'm not a hacker.
  - paledot 6y ago
    The "http" is the punchline.
lgats 6y ago
What's the trouble with sharing a credit card number? Pretty useless without the associated information (expiration, cvc, pin)
NicoJuicy 6y ago
There's no verification code and no date of expiration. Seems legit

I would be very cautious about going on a forum called Hacker News to ask strangers for a URL where I put in my credit card number. Or anywhere else, really.

by 34679 6y ago

I would be very cautious about going on a forum called Hacker News to ask strangers for a URL where I put in my credit card number. Or anywhere else, really.

giantg2 6y ago

Not sure why this is downvoted. I think it's a legitimate point to raise about being cautious. I would actually trust people in this site more than many others. I would still do some due diligence though.

gruez 6y ago
> Not sure why this is downvoted. I think it's a legitimate point to raise about being cautious. Not really, because anyone that has been using the site for a while would know that "hacker" isn't "hacking" in the "break into computers and do bad stuff" kind, but the "hackathon" kind.
- giantg2 6y ago
  The comment did say that prudence would be warranted regardless of the site (their last sentence). It would also be reasonable, albeit somewhat presumptuous, to assume that there are a number of black hat "hackers" on a site that shares a camaraderie around the hacking spirit and shares many security related stories/vulnerabilities. I think your statement is also somewhat presumptuous. Sure there are software devs with a hackathon mindset. But what about the white hat hackers or technology managers who are not devs?
- 34679 6y ago
  Thus, "Or anywhere else, really."
- ntnlabs 6y ago
  Being a "hackathon hacker" doesn't mean one is not a "hacking hacker" ;)
pdevr 6y ago
I agree partially. As gruez said, the term "hacker" being used in that sense will irk true hackers. I do see the humor though - even though the situation is not similar, it made me think of the website http://ismycreditcardstolen.com/ http://ismycreditcardstolen.com/ - we used to share it around as a joke :-)
- giantg2 6y ago
  Yeah, I suppose the title of hacker is really something that is required to be given by others in that group, similar to how a callsign is recieved. I guess I'm not a hacker.
- paledot 6y ago
  The "http" is the punchline.

lgats 6y ago

What's the trouble with sharing a credit card number? Pretty useless without the associated information (expiration, cvc, pin)

NicoJuicy 6y ago

There's no verification code and no date of expiration. Seems legit